A Humdrum Star is the fourth studio album by the English band GoGo Penguin. It was released in February 2018 by Blue Note Records.

A Humdrum Star
Studio album by
Released9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
Recorded10–23 June 2017 (2017-06-10 – 2017-06-23) [1]
StudioLow Four, Manchester, England[2]
Length50:41
LabelBlue Note
GoGo Penguin chronology
Man Made Object
(2016)
A Humdrum Star
(2018)
GoGo Penguin
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Clash8/10[4]
The Line of Best Fit[5]
Tom HullB+ ((1-star Honorable Mention))[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Prayer"2:54
2."Raven"4:57
3."Bardo"7:14
4."A Hundred Moons"4:27
5."Strid"8:10
6."Transient State"5:59
7."Return to Text"5:22
8."Reactor"6:17
9."Window"5:21

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 46
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 86
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 158
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 192
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 73
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[14] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ^ "A Humdrum Star". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. ^ "A Humdrum Star by GoGo Penguin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. ^ Robin Murray (20 February 2018). "GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star". Clash. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ Brookman, Jacob (22 February 2018). "GoGo Penguin mission into the unknown on A Humdrum Star". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gogo Penguin – A Humdrum Star" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  14. ^ "GoGo Penguin Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2018.